Magistrates' courts: jurisdiction and overview | Practical Law

Magistrates' courts: jurisdiction and overview | Practical Law

This note provides an overview of magistrates' courts and their jurisdiction. It also considers how magistrates are appointed, where magistrates' courts should be located and the various matters that magistrates will deal with within their criminal and civil jurisdictions.

Magistrates' courts: jurisdiction and overview

Practical Law UK Practice Note 0-504-7907 (Approx. 11 pages)

Magistrates' courts: jurisdiction and overview

by Isabel Evans and Practical Law Public Sector (with thanks to Unyime Davies, One Paper Buildings)
Maintained • England, Wales
This note provides an overview of magistrates' courts and their jurisdiction. It also considers how magistrates are appointed, where magistrates' courts should be located and the various matters that magistrates will deal with within their criminal and civil jurisdictions.